CRN Networking News

Word has it that Microsoft's planned iPod killer Zune (What? Why are you laughing?), which execs in Redmond thought would be widely available for the holidays, could be hitting a speed bump in Europe. Regulators are said to be particularly concerned with electromagnetic/RF interference issues. If true, that would make for a pretty bleak holiday season across the pond. Think about it: David Hasselhoff fans all over the continent would be forced to listen to his MP3s on iPods.

Integrators, builders and vendors form successful partnerships to bring new technologies to fickle production home market

If there's one dark cloud over the home integration landscape, many integrators say it's the production home market, brought down by higher interest rates and inventory gluts. Integrators Nick McCullough and Frank DeFilippis of Link Your House strongly disagree.

A home integrator's digital signage solution sparks sales for one local winery

With more and more vendors laying groundwork to make the convergence of Wi-Fi and cellular technologies a reality, VARs say they are getting ready for a communications shift that will drive WLAN, VoIP, applications and services sales.

Rolls out MultiSync 37-inch monitor, hopes to entice partners to follow along

NEC Display Solutions has pushed its technology—and is hoping to move its channel partners—into a new realm of wide-screen, multipurpose digital
signage with a new 37-inch monitor it says can be used for a variety of commercial solutions.

The saying goes "you never get a second chance at a first impression," and some legacy MCI master agents are uncomfortable following their first interviews for membership in the 2007 Verizon Solution Partner Program (VSPP).

Keeps new logo simple but strong

When Cisco Systems went shopping for a new logo, it didn't stray far from the image of the Golden Gate Bridge. In fact, you could say the vendor accentuated the icon for its next era of converged communications.